NAMA uncovered Yesterday the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) legislation was brought out in the Dail (that's the Irish Government buildings fo... Continue reading
Bank margins after NAMA The current debate is raging over NAMA and the pricing of loans, much of it centres on the value of the properties in question and abou... Continue reading
Fast Track Repossessions, what does it mean? There has been an interesting development in the area of repossessions in recent weeks in which a property can be taken back (repossess... Continue reading
NAMA pricing, and why we’ll over-pay The 'haircuts' we are hearing about in the papers of late are not 'bobs','mullets' or 'short back n' sides', it is all about the pricin... Continue reading
What did bankers do wrong exactly? Sometimes I have to wonder where the blame-game changed course and the organisations with no commitment to societal well-being were bur... Continue reading
Property Tax 2009: non-principal private residencies €200 The Local Government Act 2009 introduced a €200 annual charge for owners on non-principal private residences The charge applies main... Continue reading
Supply, Demand, & Prices of Irish Property – A talk by Ronan Lyons Ronan Lyons gave a talk to CFA Ireland on the 9th of July on the topic 'Supply, Demand, & Prices in Irish Property'. Ronan is on... Continue reading
Boom Bust, house prices, banking, and the depression of 2010 by Fred Harrison (book review) I have been quite public about my belief in property tax (caveat being we should have far less income tax/levies etc. perhaps a 'flat t... Continue reading
The investment method of property valuations. I recently enjoyed the company of IPAV lecturer Frank Quinn and during our time together we discussed the Irish property market and mor... Continue reading